Editing Red Line (DART) (section)

==Plans for expansion==
[[File:DART Corridor from Plano to McKinney.png|thumb|DART-owned corridor from [[Parker Road station]] to Downtown [[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]] for possible future rail service expansion]]
The current northern terminus of the Red Line is [[Parker Road station]] in [[Plano, Texas|Plano]]. The further north suburb, [[Allen, Texas|Allen]], is eligible to join DART. However, active Red line service is unable to expand further north because Allen is currently unable to levy the 1% sales tax required for DART membership.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityofallen.org/1486/Public-Transit |title=Public Transit |publisher=[[Allen, Texas]] |access-date=9 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409184745/https://www.cityofallen.org/1486/Public-Transit |archive-date=9 April 2024}}</ref>

The [[North Central Texas Council of Governments]] (NCTCOG) in a 2022 meeting discussed the possibility of expansion of the Red Line corridor from Plano through Allen to [[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]]. Either the Red Line or the [[Silver Line (DART)|Silver Line]] could be extended north. The study proposed seven stations between the current Parker Road Station and the hypothetical northern terminus Downtown McKinney Station. The extension would be 18 miles long, cost between $700 million and $900 million to construct, and is estimated to have 7,000 to 8,000 riders a day by 2045.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/plano/transportation/2022/02/17/regional-transportation-council-looks-to-extend-dart-rail-line-from-plano-to-mckinney/ |title=Regional Transportation Council looks to extend DART rail line from Plano to McKinney|last=Pirayesh |first=Erick |date=17 February 2022 |website=Community Impact |publisher=[[Community Impact Newspaper]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818194910/https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/plano/transportation/2022/02/17/regional-transportation-council-looks-to-extend-dart-rail-line-from-plano-to-mckinney/ |archive-date=18 August 2023}}</ref>